Seventh-day Adventist institution becomes Australia’s newest university Avondale's new university status is said to "bring further diversity to the sector." Avondale's Lake Macquarie Campus in Cooranbong. Avondale University College in Cooranbong has become Australia’s newest university in seven years. The decision was announced by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) under new national standards introduced on 1 July. On the same day, TEQSA also approved the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), the Australian Film and Television School and Moore Theological College as “university colleges,” which have lower research requirements than universities. Established in 1897, Avondale is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which runs the world’s second largest Christian school system.